GZ City 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Mousa Dembélé on £150,000 per week · see the current GZ City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 30 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 17 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mousa Dembélé | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 33 | DM, M (C) | Belgium | ||
| Guilherme | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 29 | AM (RLC) | Brazil | ||
| Cheng Yuelei (Yuelei Cheng) | £15,000 | £780,000 | 32 | GK | China | ||
| Chen Zhizhao (Zhizhao Chen) | £13,000 | £676,000 | 32 | M/AM (RLC) | China | ||
| Tang Miao (Miao Tang) | £12,000 | £624,000 | 29 | D/WB (R) | China | ||
| Zou Zheng | £10,000 | £520,000 | 32 | D (L) | China | ||
| Chang Feiya | £9,400 | £488,800 | 27 | M (R), AM (RLC) | China | ||
| Song Wenjie | £8,600 | £447,200 | 29 | D/M/AM (R), ST (C) | China | ||
| Fan Yunlong (Yunlong Fan) | £8,300 | £431,600 | 31 | M/AM (LC) | China | ||
| Yi Teng | £8,300 | £431,600 | 30 | D (C), DM, M (C) | China | ||
| Li Tixiang (Tixiang Li) | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | DM, M/AM (C) | China | ||
| Jiang Jihong (Jihong Jiang) | £7,100 | £369,200 | 30 | D (C) | China | ||
| Ye Chugui (Chugui Ye) | £6,300 | £327,600 | 25 | M/AM (C), ST (C) | China | ||
| Hu Ruibao | £6,200 | £322,400 | 23 | D (C) | China | ||
| Zeng Chao (Chao Zeng) | £6,000 | £312,000 | 27 | D/AM (L) | China | ||
| Zhang Gong (Gong Zhang) | £6,000 | £312,000 | 28 | DM, M (C), ST (C) | China | ||
| Jin Bo (Bo Jin) | £5,100 | £265,200 | 27 | AM (RL), ST (C) | China | ||
| Wang Peng (Peng Wang) | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | AM (C), ST (C) | China | ||
| Chen Weiming (Weiming Chen) | £739 | £38,428 | 23 | D (RC) | China | ||
| Chen Fuhai (Fuhai Chen) | £739 | £38,428 | 23 | M (C) | China | ||
| Han Jiaqi (Jiaqi Han) | £689 | £35,828 | 21 | GK | China | ||
| Huang Zhengyu | £689 | £35,828 | 23 | D (C), DM | China | ||
| Zhang Jinliang (Jinliang Zhang) | £659 | £34,268 | 21 | WB (L) | China | ||
| Li Yuyang (Yuyang Li) | £649 | £33,748 | 22 | AM (L) | China | ||
| Ma Junliang (Junliang Ma) | £639 | £33,228 | 22 | M (C) | China | ||
| Wang Xin (Xin Wang) | £539 | £28,028 | 22 | D (R) | China | ||
| Wang Huapeng | £539 | £28,028 | 20 | D (R) | China | ||
| Zhang Jiajie (Jiajie Zhang) | £507 | £26,364 | 23 | ST (C) | China | ||
| Cai Haojian (Haojian Cai) | £299 | £15,548 | 24 | M/AM (C) | China | ||
| Zhao Keda (Keda Zhao) | £299 | £15,548 | 21 | AM (C), ST (C) | China | ||
| Tan Chun Lok (Chun Lok Tan) | £161 | £8,372 | 24 | WB (R), DM, M/AM (C) | Hong Kong (China PR) | ||
| Yang Yang (Yang Yang) | £161 | £8,372 | 18 | ST (C) | China | ||
| Wang Erduo (Erduo Wang) | £145 | £7,540 | 21 | M/AM (C) | China | ||
| Zheng Zhiming (Zhiming Zheng) | £137 | £7,124 | 21 | D (C) | China | ||
| Liang Hua (Hua Liang) | £137 | £7,124 | 27 | GK | China | ||
| Chen Yajun (Yajun Chen) | £129 | £6,708 | 21 | DM, M (C) | China | ||
| Wen Yongjun (Yongjun Wen) | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M/AM (RL) | China | ||
| Fu Yuncheng (Yuncheng Fu) | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D (C) | China | ||
| Long Wenhao (Wenhao Long) | £100 | £5,200 | 23 | GK | China | ||
| Li Ming (Ming Li) | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | M/AM (C) | China | ||
| Wu Chengru (Chengru Wu) | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | ST (C) | China | ||
| Li Zhuoxuan (Zhuoxuan Li) | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | DM, M (C) | China | ||
| He Zilin (Zilin He) | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | D (C) | China | ||
| Zhang Chaoqun (Chaoqun Zhang) | £100 | £5,200 | 21 | M (C) | China | ||
| Liang Zhanchong (Zhanchong Liang) | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D/M/AM (R) | China | ||
| Huang Ziwen (Ziwen Huang) | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | ST (C) | China | ||
| Xu Zhengwei (Zhengwei Xu) | £100 | £5,200 | 22 | D (LC), WB (L) | China | ||
| Liu Jiqiang (Jiqiang Liu) | £100 | £5,200 | 20 | D (C), DM, M (C) | China | ||
| Liu Jiale (Jiale Liu) | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | D (RLC) | China | ||
| Chen Siwei (Siwei Chen) | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D/WB (L) | China | ||
| Zhang Fushun (Fushun Zhang) | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | ST (C) | China | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 69% of the squad wage bill, across the 51 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
GZ City wages, 2020/21
What was GZ City's wage bill in 2020/21?
GZ City paid £324,011 a week in 2020/21 - £16,848,572 across the year - spread over a squad of 51. We hold a wage for all 51 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid GZ City player in 2020/21?
Mousa Dembélé was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £150,000 a week, 14.1x the 22+ squad average of £10,667.
What was the average GZ City salary in 2020/21?
The average GZ City player aged 22 or over earned £10,667 a week in 2020/21, across the 30 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 51. The top five earners took 69% of the bill between them.